20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Still Struggles With Evacuation Plans That Minimize Health Risks 
Listen: Young Adults Turning 26 Face Health Insurance Cliff 
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings 
Big Loopholes in Hospital Charity Care Programs Mean Patients Still Get Stuck With the Tab 
As Trump Punts on Medical Debt, Battle Over Patient Protections Moves to States 
20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Still Struggles With Evacuation Plans That Minimize Health Risks
In late August 2020, Ashlee Guidry and her staff kept a wary eye on guidance from local officials as Hurricane...
Listen: Young Adults Turning 26 Face Health Insurance Cliff
LISTEN: Obamacare. COBRA. Deductibles. Coinsurance. There’s a lot to figure out when you’re on your own looking for health insurance...
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host...
Big Loopholes in Hospital Charity Care Programs Mean Patients Still Get Stuck With the Tab
Quinn Cochran-Zipp went to the emergency room three times with severe abdominal pain before doctors figured out she had early-stage...
As Trump Punts on Medical Debt, Battle Over Patient Protections Moves to States
With the Trump administration scaling back federal efforts to protect Americans from medical bills they can’t pay, advocates for patients...
Amid Confusion Over US Vaccine Recommendations, States Try To ‘Restore Trust’
When the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met last week, confusion filled the room. Members admitted they didn’t know...
Trump Claims ‘No Downside’ to Avoiding Tylenol During Pregnancy. He’s Wrong.
“There’s no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant. President Donald Trump on Sept. 22, 2025, in a...
She Had a Broken Arm, No Insurance — And a $97,000 Bill
As soon as she fell, Deborah Buttgereit knew she couldn’t avoid going to the hospital. “I could hear the bones...
‘Sick to My Stomach’: Trump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say
Ann Bauer, a researcher who studies Tylenol and autism, felt queasy with anxiety in the weeks leading up to the...
States Are Cutting Medicaid Provider Payments Long Before Trump Cuts Hit
Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being...